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TpT Download Technical Difficulty Help

I wake up to about 6 questions a day in my TpT store.  Most of these questions are related to some sort of technical difficulty.  I created this post to help.  I hope it will give easy visual answers to your questions.   Feel free to pin this post and refer to it in the future or ...

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Filed Under: Blogging and TpT Tips, Teachers Pay Teachers, Technology, Uncategorized

Classroom Door Decor Ideas

Door Decor

Your door is the first thing your students will see on the first day of school.  Make them feel welcome and help them find your room by placing their names on your door.   My students use the door decor to easily find our room.   It is very rare that a stray student wanders ...

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Filed Under: Classroom Decor, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Check Out What I Bought!

Have you been shopping? I just spent a small fortune during the TpT Back to School Sale. I'm joining the "Show Us What You Bought Linky" on Blog Hoppin' to... you guessed it, show you what I bought! Hope King's: Set the Stage to Engage Susan Jones': Quick Checks for 1st Grade Michelle ...

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Student Scrapbooks and a HUGE BACK To School SALE

As part of the Michaels #create2educate #sweepstakes, I decided to finally finish and post my Student Scrapbooks.   I make these every year with my students and both the parents  and the students love them!  Supplies Needed from Michaels: 8.5 x 10 Colored Card-Stock Paper 8.5 x10 ...

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Filed Under: Scrapbooking, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

First Grade Words of the Week & a FREE YEAR LONG SCOPE & SEQUENCE

I know many of you have been waiting for this!  It is finally done. After years of an outdated phonics scope and sequence, my colleague, Janine, and I decided to create a new scope and sequence.  Our old one was based on an outdated Harcourt series we no longer used.  We came up with this first ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Phonics, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Christmas in July: Day One

I joined up with my Blog Hoppin' friends to throw a Christmas in July sale.  Stop back each day to check out what is on sale in my store.    Today's deal is on all of my Door Decor / Welcome Signs.   Click the images to check them out in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. ...

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Teacher Plan Book and More!!!

I have gotten so many questions in my shop, on my blog, and on my fb fan page on where you can get my plan book format.  I finally got around to making a packet for you!   I hope you check out this post to see what is included and then head over to TpT to check out the ...

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Filed Under: Organization, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized, Visual plans

End of the Year Memory Book

I have 32 days left of school, but who's counting?   I know many of you end a lot sooner, so I thought I would post about my End of the Year Memory Book.  To give you a better idea of what is included in the $5 packet and what is "editable," I have taken screen shots of the pages and ...

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Spring Math Ideas – Graphtivities Galore!

What is a graphtivity?  A graphtivity is a word I made up over a year ago that just smashes the words graph and activity together.  I was inspired by Abby's "craftivity" word. Here are some spring math centers, graphtivities,  and ideas I am using with my first grade class. Click the image to ...

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Filed Under: Math, Math Centers, Spring, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Tax Break Sale

Did you pay your taxes on time?  I just got mine in last week.  I am such a Last Minute Lucy.  To help everyone with the sting, I am throwing a little sale with some of my blogging besties.  Thanks Abby for the image!! I love all the positive feedback and requests I am getting ...

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This I Am Grateful Squirrel Craft is such a fun fall/Thanksgiving activity for your classroom! Students can share what they’re grateful for while creating an adorable fall squirrel craft that makes the cutest hallway or bulletin board display. 🍁✨

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🎂Happy 20th Birthday @teacherspayteachers ! I hav 🎂Happy 20th Birthday @teacherspayteachers !

I have been with TpT since 2008!  I remember looking for a place where I could share my computer created resources with other teachers without having to set up my own website.  TpT was suggested.  I started off with a few Microsoft Word created resources 😬. At the time, the founder of TpT, Paul and his brother Dana, were single-handedly running things. I loved getting their newsletters.

In 2009 I was in a NY times article for TpT about who owns the copyright to teacher’s lesson plan ideas…the schools or the teachers.  This was not the article the author or editors told me I would be in, but that is another story! 

I stuck with TpT and creating resources and then in 2011, the site really took off and I met all these other amazing teacher-authors and finally met Paul in real life! 

As a single homeowner on a teachers salary, I worked nights and weekends on TpT resources just to be able to afford to live in my little house.  Then something amazing happened, my hard work paid off and I was able to get myself some breathing room.  I am so grateful for TpT for giving my life purpose and financial freedom back in those days.  Even though I am married now, I am so proud of myself for being able to own that little house (I still have it and rent it out) and buy my forever home in my dream neighborhood all by myself.

So many of you found out about TpT and so many more sellers joined.  It truly became the open market place that Paul envisioned all those years ago. 

TpT is still a big part of my life all these years (and hair colors) later.  I know when I eventually retire from teaching, I will be able to do TpT full time.  I love creating and sharing resources (880 and counting) with all of you.

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